Do you grow herbs?

[MrsCordial]

I love dill too. I was picking off coriander flower heads earlier. I throw the frothy bolting tops in salads and they taste wonderful.

[Olorin2001]

I voted other as my use of herbs is varied, although being an ugly old git , not so much for cosmetics.
Food just wouldn't be the same without them.
Saves going to doctors.
Many deter pests, and attract pollinators.

[Farmer_Gyles]

By using herbs (and spices), the missus makes bland veggies taste amazing - i eat much more of what I grow and I grow a lot of things I otherwise wouldn't bother with

[elleme]

Voted culinary as that's my main use. I use bay, thyme, basil, chives, garlic chives and sage in cooking, and make herbal tea from mint, lemon verbena and occasionally lemon balm. But it's not the only use. The herb teas sometimes have a secondary medical effect - the mint calms my stomach, the verbena and balm are relaxing and might aid restful sleep. But I'd be less likely to drink them if I disliked the taste, eg I have catmint but having tasted it once, never again even though that is also a relaxing tea.

I also think many have wildlife value - I grow marjoram, hyssop and catmint as bee/butterfly plants and also find chocolate mint attracted butterflies when left to flower. I find nasturtiums - if they count as herbs - useful for bees and also use the leaves sparingly in salads. So possibly I should have voted Other.

[Methe]

For cooking and drinking.. Mojito!

[Snailfox]

The price of buying supermarket herbs is so extortionate, I'm not suprised most folks grow for culinary reasons. I grew basil last year with the idea of making pesto, but didn't really harvest nearly often enough!

[ButternutSquash]

I have herbs - curry plant, hyssop, sage, lemon verbena, lemon balm, tarragon, oregano, marjoram, plain, creeping and lemon thymes, lavender, southernwood, winter savory, checkerberry - which I bought to make the bees happy and as ground cover. I then discovered that a handful chopped goes very well in a simple pasta sauce with olive oil, peas and beans.

[pigletwillie]

I voted culinary as that is the main use for me. They are however also grown to deter pests, for medical use and in home made cosmetics. We have a herb bar sat by the french doors which has an eclectic mix of herbs in for culinary use. Further herbs, especially annuals are grown in the pottager to deter pests and as ingredients for hand creams and oils.

[Small pumpkin]

I have a few herbs for culinary and pest repellant.
Thyme, sage, tarragon, fennel, dill, coriander, parsley, hyssop, chives, winter savoury, bay, 7 varieties of mint, 8 varieties of basil. I think that's it !

[AllInContainers]

Hmmm ... lavendar, rosemary, oregano, orange scented thyme, lovage, szechuan pepper, pineapple mint, lemon balm, checkerberry, ramsons, sage.

[ButternutSquash]

Do you eat any part of your checkerberry? I nibbled a berry, it tasted like dental mouthwash from my childhood 40 years ago. It is attractive as a plant.

[AllInContainers]

First year with it, but after discovering it's perennial, evergreen, has berries in winter and is the herb that gives rootbeer it's flavour ... I had to give it a try I know what you mean about "dental" as it's got that germolene taste/smell ... but then I also bought euthmol toothpaste a while back just for that very taste

However, let's get through the next winter before I decide if it stays

[ButternutSquash]

I think you will keep it as it does give nice groundcover in shady areas, a very nice attractive plant and mine is spreading well in clay soil.

[Bal]

I voted culinary, as I have always only grown them for cooking with. I didn't know about companion planting til I found this forum Currently have sage, pineapple sage hyssop, chives 4types of basil loads of different mints(all in pots)coriander, 2types of thyme, oregano, tarragon and fennel, and a very small bay tree